document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62669>Question 62669</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072918861/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the life of me, i get different results with the substitution method, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the textbook answer is -3, 2 Independent for the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3x + 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 3y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i come out with y= 11/4, x=11/4?????<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 3y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging in y = 3x + 11 in the above we get,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 3(3x+11) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 3x + 9x + 33 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12x + 33 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12x + 33 - 33 = 0 - 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12x = - 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12x/12 = - 33/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = -11/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So y = 3(-11/4) + 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     = -33/4 + 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     = (-33+44)/4  [taking LCD and adding]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     = 11/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = - 11/4 and y = 11/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck!!!<BR>\n" );
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